Toilet outfit.



No..692,853. Patented Feb. 1902. T. o. HOLLAND.

TOILET OUTFIT.

(Appiication filed Aug. 10, 1898.)

(No Model.)

' WITNESSES INVENTOR THOMAS OSBORNE HOLLAND, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOILET OUTFIT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 692,853, dated February 11, 1902.

Application filed August 10, 1898. Serial No. 688,322. (no model.)

To all whom it hwy concern..- 7 Be it known that I, THOMAS OSBORNE HoL- LAND, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inToilet Outfits; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexactdescriptio'n of the invention, snchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make an d use the same.

This invention relates toshoe-cleaningout- In shoe-cleaning outfits it is customary to provide a polishing-brush, a dauber, and a box containing blacking', these articles being generally closely'packed in a box or holder,

and unless care is taken either to envelop the bristles of the dauber in a'shield, such as apiece of cloth or paper, or to wrap up the box of blacking the exterior of the box of blacking will become foulwith the blacking from the dauber, and thus in use willsoil the fingers and clothing of the user. To present a thoroughly-efficient outfit of this character, it is highly useful to have a shoe-horn and also a suitable implement with-which mud may be scraped from the shoe. In such outfits it is not customary to provide either a shoe-horn or a mud-remover, for the reason that the space within the box is so limited that there wouldnot be'room to receive them.

- It is the object of this invention, therefore, to provide a shoe-cleaning outfit in which the blacking-box will at all times be kept out of contact with the dauber and in which a shoehorn and mud-remover may be added to the outfit without necessitating any increase in the size of the box'or holder.

With this object in view the invention consists in conrbining with abox adapted to contain a shoe-cleaning outfit a combined .shoehorn and mud-remover detachably connected with the box and adapted for keeping the blacking-box out of contact with the bristles of the dauber.

The invention consists, further and as a new article of manufacture, in acombined shoe-horn an'dmud-remover provided with means for attachment to a box.

Ihe invention consists, finally, in the various novel details of construction of a shoepart of this specification, and in which like Q letters of reference indicate corresponding parts, I have illustrated a form of device embodying the essential features of .my-invention, it being understood that other forms of embodiment thereofmay be employed with I out departing from thes'pirit of the same.

, In the drawings, Figure l is a view. in'perspective displaying a shoe-cleaning outfit em bodying the essential ideas of my invention.

within the box; Fig. at is a'rearelevationofa mentary view of the end of the vbofx,ishowingf; p means for holdingin place withinithe boxthe a modified form of shoe-horn shown: in Fig. 4. V

Referring to the drawings, A designates the box or holder, which may be of anysuitable materials-as wood, metal, leather, or the s Fig. 2 is a detached detail view'in perspective." of a combined. shoe-horn'and muderemover;v p, I i

Fig. 3 is a sectionaldetailaviewishowing a- ,modifie'dmeans of holdingltheguard in'place t 7Q?- I modified'form of shoe-horn. Fig; 5is a frag,

like-and having a suitable lid (not shown) 7 '7 adapted to close tightly over the box, so as to prevent escape of dust or odor.

In the present embodiment of my invention I" have shown two daubers A and two brushes A one of which may be a stifl brush for re- I moving dust from the shoes and the other a polishingbrush. The idea of having two daubers is to presenta separate dauber for applying a tandressing or pasteto a shoe or a black dressing or paste, and to accomplish this the two boxes A will be employed .containing the dressing, one resting on the other, as shown in Fig. 1. As shown, the daubers occupya position parallel with the sides of the box, with the bristles of the daubers extending inward, and between the handles of the daubers the two brushes A are placed.

To keep the brushes A in position and also to keep the blacking-boxes and other contained articles out of contact with the hairs of the daubers, I employ a guard or'shield A constituting a combinedshoe-horn and mudremover, to effect which one end of the guard is enlarged and curved in cross-section, as shown at A in Fig. 3, and the other end reduced and formed into a hook-like projection loo A for removing mud from a shoe. This guard is curved in such manner as to present a bow in which the dressing-boxes will fit, as shown in Fig. 1, and the two extremities are adapted to fit in between the head of the dauber and the handle of the brushes, so that the daubers will be prevented from coming into contact either with the brushes or with the dressing-boxes, and the said boxes will at the same time be held from shifting in the box or holder A.

In order to hold'the guard in position within the box, so that it will be effective for performing the function for which it is designed, I provide at the belly of the guard a rib or projection A adapted to fit in a vertical groove or recess A in one end of the box; As here shown, the rib A is approximately dovetail-shaped in cross-section and the recess is correspondingly shaped, so that when the projection on the guard is slipped into this recess the guard will be held from accidental movement. It will be understood, however, that I do not limit myself to this exact means of holding the guard in position within the box, as other means may be employed, or in some instances the ends of the guard may be made to bear against the handle of the daube'r with sulficient spring force to hold the guard in place; but ordinarily it is preferable to employ some means for attaching the guard to the box. If preferred, instead of having the rib A dovetailed in cross-section an ordinary projection A as shown in Fig. 3, may extend outward from the belly of the guard and engage an opening in the end of the box. The rib or projection may be either integral with the guard or may be secured thereto in any suitable manner, as by riveting or by solder.

It is to be understood that when only one kind of dressing or paste is needed space is afforded to carry an emergency outfit of shoelaces, buttons, needles, and thread, 850. As adjunctive to the use of the guard it is to be noted that this acts as a position-indicator, so that the precise manner of packing all the articles is at once apparent.

The guard or combined shoe-horn and mudremover may be slotted transversely of its width, as shown at A, Fig. 4, this slot being adapted to engage a headed pin A Fig. 5, placed in one end of the box in lieu of the groove or recess A".

Having thus fully described my invention,

what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. The combination with a box adapted to contain a shoe-cleaning outfit, of a combined shoe-horn and mud-remover adapted to inclose the box containing the blackin g or dress ing and to keep the same out of contact with the bristles of the dauber, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a box adapted to contain a shoe-cleaning outfit, of a shoe-horn terminating at one end in a hook, constituting a mud-remover, the said shoe-horn being detachably connected with the box and adapted for keeping the blacking-box out of contact with the bristles of the dauber, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a box adapted to contain a shoe-cleaningoutfit, embracing a brush and a dauber, of a shoe-horn likewise contained within the box and arranged to prevent contact between the bristles of the dauber and the contents of the box, and means for locking the shoe-horn to the box, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS OSBORNE HOLLAND.

Vitnesses:

FRANK B. J AQUETT, L. READ FELTEN. 

